pkg_postinst

Function

pkg_postinst

Purpose

Called after image is installed to ${ROOT}

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root

Called for

ebuild, binary

Default pkg_postinst

pkg_postinst(){return}

Sample pkg_postinst

pkg_postinst(){if$OLD_FLUXBOX_VERSION;thenewarn"You must restart fluxbox before using the [include] /directory/"ewarn"feature if you are upgrading from an older fluxbox!"ewarn""fielog"If you experience font problems, or if fluxbox takes a very"elog"long time to start up, please try the 'disablexmb' USE flag."elog"If that fails, please report bugs upstream."}

Common pkg_postinst Tasks

The most common use for pkg_postinst is to display post-install
informational messages or warnings. If you want to display selective
upgrade messages, you should do the call to has_version in an
earlier phase, like pkg_preinst, and store the result in a global
variable.